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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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