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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
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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