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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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