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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
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 courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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