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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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