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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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