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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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