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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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