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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|