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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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