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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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