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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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