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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|