MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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