MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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