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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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