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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key 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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