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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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