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
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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