MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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