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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|