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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major 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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