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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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