MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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