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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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