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
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major 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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