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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|