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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important 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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