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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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