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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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