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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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