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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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