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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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