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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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