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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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