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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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