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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|