MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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