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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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