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
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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