MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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