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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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