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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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