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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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