MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|