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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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