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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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