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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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