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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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