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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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