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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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