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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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