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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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