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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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