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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
