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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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