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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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