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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
