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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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