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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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