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.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|