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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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