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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning enable
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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