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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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