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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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