MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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