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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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