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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|