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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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