MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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