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
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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