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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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