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
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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