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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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