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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|