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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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