MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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