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 is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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