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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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