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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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