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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
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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