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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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