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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|