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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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