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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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