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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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