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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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