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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver 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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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