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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|