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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|