MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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