MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|