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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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