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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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