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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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