MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
