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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|