MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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