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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|