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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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