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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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