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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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