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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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