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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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