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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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