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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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