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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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