MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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