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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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