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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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