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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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