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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in 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 massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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