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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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