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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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