MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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