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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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