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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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