MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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