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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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