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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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