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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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