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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|