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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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