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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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