MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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