MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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