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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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