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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
