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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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