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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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