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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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