MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|