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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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