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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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