MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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