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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|