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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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