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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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