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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines 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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