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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
