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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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