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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
