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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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