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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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