MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|