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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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