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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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