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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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