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
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
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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