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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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