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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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