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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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