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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
