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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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