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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|