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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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