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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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