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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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