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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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