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
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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