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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|