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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
