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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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