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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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