MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
