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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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