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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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