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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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