MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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