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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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