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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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