MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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