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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
