MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|