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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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