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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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