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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|