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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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