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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
