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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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