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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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