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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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