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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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