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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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