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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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