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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|