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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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