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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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