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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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