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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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