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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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