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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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