MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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