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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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