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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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