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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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