MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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