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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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