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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
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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