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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
major 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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