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
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates 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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