MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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