MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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