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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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