MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|