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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|