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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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