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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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