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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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