MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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