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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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