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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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