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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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