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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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