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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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