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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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