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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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