MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
