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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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