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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
