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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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