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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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