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 is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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