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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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