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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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