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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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