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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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