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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|