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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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