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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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