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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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