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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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