MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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