MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|