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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|