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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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