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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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