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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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