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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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