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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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