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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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