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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|