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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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