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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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