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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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