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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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