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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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