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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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