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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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