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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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