MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|