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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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