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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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