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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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