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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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