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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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