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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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