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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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