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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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