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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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