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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|