MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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