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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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