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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|