MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|