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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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