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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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