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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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