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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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