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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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