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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|