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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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