MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|