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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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