MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|