MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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