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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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