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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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