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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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