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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|