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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
