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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|