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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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