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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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