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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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