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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
