MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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