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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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