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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|