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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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