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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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