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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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