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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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