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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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