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
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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