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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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