MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
