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
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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