MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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