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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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