MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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