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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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