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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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 MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|