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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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