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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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