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 Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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