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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|