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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|