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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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