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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|