MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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