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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|