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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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