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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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