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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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