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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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