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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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