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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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