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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
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 massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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