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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
