MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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