MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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