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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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