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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|