MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|