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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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