MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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