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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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