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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
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 online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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