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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
