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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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