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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|