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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important 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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