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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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