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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|