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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores 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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