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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|