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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
