MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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