MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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