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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|