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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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