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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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