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
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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