MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|