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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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