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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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