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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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