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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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