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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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