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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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