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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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