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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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