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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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