MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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