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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education enable
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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