MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
