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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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