MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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