MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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