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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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