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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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