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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|