MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|