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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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