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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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