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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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