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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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