MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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