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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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