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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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