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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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