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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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