MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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