MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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