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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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