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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|