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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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