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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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