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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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