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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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