MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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