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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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