MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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