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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|