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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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