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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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