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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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