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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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