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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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