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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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