MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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