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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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 MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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