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
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around 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.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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