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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|