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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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