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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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