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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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