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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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