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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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