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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes 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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