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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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