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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|