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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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