MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|