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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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