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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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