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 is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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