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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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