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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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