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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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