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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with 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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