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
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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