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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|