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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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