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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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