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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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