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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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