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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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