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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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