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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate 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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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