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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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