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
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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