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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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