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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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