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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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