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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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