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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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