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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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