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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|