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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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