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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|