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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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