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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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