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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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