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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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