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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
