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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|