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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
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 online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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