MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|