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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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