MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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 massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
most important 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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