MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|