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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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