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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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