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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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