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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|