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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
