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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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