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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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