MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|