MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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