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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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