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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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