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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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