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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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