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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|