MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
