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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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