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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|