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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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