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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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 online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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