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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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