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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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