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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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