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
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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