MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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