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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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