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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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