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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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