MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|