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 is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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