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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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