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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|