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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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