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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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