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
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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