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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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