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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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