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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|