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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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