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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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