MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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