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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|