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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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