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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|