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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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