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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with 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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