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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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