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 Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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