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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|