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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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