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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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