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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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