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
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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