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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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