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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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