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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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