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
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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