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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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