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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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