MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|