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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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