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 Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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