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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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