MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|