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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines 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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