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
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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