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
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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