MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
