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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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