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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure 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 massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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